Enfield

Cloe Poisson / Hartford Courant

Cloe Poisson / Hartford Courant

Interstate 91 runs through this border town, although 90 percent of Enfield is east of the highway. Although it has large employers — MassMutual (1,900 employees), Hallmark Cards, Inc. (750 employees) and The Lego Group (500 employees) — Enfield is largely residential. Among its Connecticut claims to fame, Enfield had the only Shaker community established in Connecticut in 1793, when nearly 20 of the communal, celibate communities were created from Maine to Kentucky. Enfield's Town Seal includes several hand-drawn images, including a pile of cannon balls with a keg of gunpowder on each side, representing the town's once-booming gunpowder industry. It was also once home to the country's largest carpet company: Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, Inc. The long-dormant factory, now called Bigelow Commons, has been renovated for apartments. A rail system on the Springfield-New Haven commuter rail line is in the works. The town has four elementary schools, three intermediate schools, one middle school and two high schools. Enfield is governed by a Town Council and Town Manager.

CharacteristicEnfield is a suburban community located on the scenic Connecticut River just south of the Massachusetts border.

Fun FactThere is a "Presidential Section" of town where all of the streets are named for United States presidents, including Cleveland Street, Tyler Road, Buchanan Road and Polk Drive.